Assessment of Teaching - Teaching Philosophy
A teaching philosophy is more than an instructor’s beliefs about teaching and learning and paints a picture of what it is like to be a student in the course. It explains why a faculty member does what they do in their courses. It can be a foundational document for course design, narrative statements, and self-reflection.
A teaching philosophy is typically 1000 words or a 1-2-page narrative. It describes how learning happens in a course through examples learning activities, instructor- and student-student interactions, assessments. See Writing a Teaching Philosophy.
If you would like to discuss your teaching philosophy with a SITE faculty consultant, please reach out to any of the consultants or email SITE@psu.edu.
